“Wasiu Ayinde” by BhadBoi OML Dominates TikTok’s 2025 Trends
The social‑media platform TikTok has crowned “Wasiu Ayinde” by BhadBoi OML as Nigeria’s Song of the Summer for 2025, recognising it as the track that most dominated feeds and inspired the widest wave of user‑generated trends.
Fusion that stands out
In commentary, Toyin Mustapha, TikTok’s Head of Music Partnerships for UK, Ireland and Sub‑Saharan Africa, noted that the album Bhadboi, from which the hit emanates, caught listeners’ attention for its “unique cultural fusion”. Specifically, the song merges contemporary pop sounds with traditional Yoruba Fuji‑music influences, signalling a shift in how Afrobeats is being re‑imagined.
What the ranking reveals
The TikTok “Songs of the Summer 2025” list highlights several key trends:
Collaborative tracks dominated the top‑10, with six songs being partnerships between artists.
Genres beyond mainstream Afrobeats made strong showings, including songs with gospel‑inspired themes and pan‑African soundscapes from South Africa and Uganda.
The absence of some established superstars from the top positions underscores a generational and platform‑specific shift in how Nigerian youth engage with music.
Why “Wasiu Ayinde” resonated
TikTok says the track’s success is rooted in its adaptability for the platform’s short‑form creator community: its catchy hook, danceable rhythm and culturally rooted sound made it ideal for viral challenges, lifestyle content and broad creator usage.
Broader implications
This milestone not only spotlights BhadBoi OML’s breakout moment, but also underscores TikTok’s increasing role as a cultural incubator for Nigerian music, where creators, fans and artists jointly shape what tunes rise, and how local sounds travel globally.
In short: “Wasiu Ayinde” has become a defining soundtrack for Nigeria’s 2025 summer, and a marker of how music, culture and digital platforms are intertwining in new ways.